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Warren L. Duffield papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 2055

Scope and Contents

This collection documents the voyage of the S.S. Jelling in support of the Pan American Airways Expedition of 1933, led by Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, to chart northern air routes to Europe and survey possible landing sites for aircraft on trans-Atlantic flights. Dr. Warren L. Duffield, the medical officer for the expedition, kept a daily log of the voyage, which included stops in Labrador, Greenland, and Iceland. An enthusiatic amatuer photographer, Duffield also took numerous photographs. These materials, and articles written by Dr. Duffield after the voyage, comprise the bulk of the collection. There are also postcards, pamphlets and currency from Greenland and Iceland, some newspaper clippings and articles on the voyage, and a small amount of correspondence.

Dates

  • 1930-1935

Creator

Language of Materials

The bulk of the material is in English. A small amount of material, primarily in the souvenirs, is in Danish.

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection are in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Thomas Duffield, 2016.

Arrangement

The materials are arranged in alphabetical order.

Extent

.67 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ms.2055

Abstract

This collection documents the voyage of the S.S. Jelling in support of the Pan American Airways Expedition of 1933, led by Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, to chart northern air routes to Europe and survey possible landing sites for aircraft on trans-Atlantic flights. Dr. Warren L. Duffield, the medical officer for the expedition, kept a daily log of the voyage, which included stops in Labrador, Greenland, and Iceland. An enthusiatic amatuer photographer, Duffield also took numerous photographs. These materials, and articles written by Dr. Duffield after the voyage, comprise the bulk of the collection. There are also postcards, pamphlets and currency from Greenland and Iceland, some newspaper clippings and articles on the voyage, and a small amount of correspondence.

Biographical / Historical

Warren L. Duffield was born on Staten Island on February 14, 1875. After graduating from Long Island College Hospital in 1898, he interned at St. John's Hospital and remained there for his subsequent medical career, becoming senior surgeon in 1931. In 1933, he served as the medical officer for the support staff on board the S.S. Jelling with the Pan American Airways Expedition led by Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh. At the end of the voyage, he returned to his work at St. John's Hospital, where he died of a heart attack on November 21, 1935.

Title
Warren L. Duffield Papers
Status
In Progress
Author
compiled by Christine Connolly
Date
December 2016
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository

Contact:
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